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Sixers vs Thunder, Final at Melbourne, , Jan 24 2016 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
Final, Melbourne, January 24, 2016, Women's Big Bash League
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(19.3/20 ov, T:116) 116/7

Thunder won by 3 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
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erin-osborne
Player Of The Series
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Sydney Thunder Women wins the inaugural Women's Big Bash League. They were cruising nicely towards the victory but at the business end they became a bit impatient and we saw a bit of chaotic batting, but ends up winning it by 3 wickets.

19.4
2w
Perry to Cheatle, 2 wide

and that's it! Comes round the wicket and pushes that full but way down leg and they scampers a bye too as Healy underarms it towards Perry but not able to do anything magical..

2 off 3 balls..

19.3
1
Perry to Koski, 1 run

back of a length delivery outside off, waits and dabs it to wide of shortish third man

19.2
W
Perry to Farrell, OUT

fuller length ball on the middle stump from round the wicket, clears the front leg and goes for a heave. She not able to get the elevation as she top edges it towards the mid-off where Leys pouches it

Rene Farrell c Leys b Perry 1 (4b 0x4 0x6 8m) SR: 25
19.1
1
Perry to Koski, 1 run

length ball angling in from outside off, tucks it behind square leg

4 off 6 balls..

end of over 195 runs • 2 wickets
ST-W: 112/6CRR: 5.89 RRR: 4.00
Rene Farrell1 (3b)
Claire Koski3 (1b)
Marizanne Kapp 4-1-11-1
Sarah Aley 4-0-19-2
18.6
Kapp to Farrell, no run

Farrell works it back past the bowler

18.5
3
Kapp to Koski, 3 runs

fuller length delivery on the middle, nudges it through midwicket and Farrell hesitates as Koski calls back for the second. A wide throw from the running deepish midwicket ends Farrell safe back towards the non-striker's end. Then the extra cover tries to under-arms it as she came across to backup, misses the stumps and Farrell calls for another run.

18.4
1W
Kapp to Osborne, 1 run, OUT

fullish delivery outside off, gets a thickish edge as she tries to reaches for it, which went infront of third man. Reakes ran forward and throws it towards the keeper as Osborne tries to convert that to a couple. Found short as they check with tv umpire

Erin Osborne run out (Reakes/†Healy) 1 (1b 0x4 0x6 5m) SR: 100
18.3
1
Kapp to Farrell, 1 run

back of a length ball on off, pushes it infront of backward of point and scampers a single

18.2
Kapp to Farrell, no run

fullish and just outside off, squeezes it out to backward of point

18.1
W
Kapp to Blackwell, OUT

and Kapp strikes straight-away! This was on a length which was coming in with the angle from touch wide of the crease, just straightens enough after pitching around the off stump. Blackwell charges down the track for a heave, misses it completely and shatters the off stump.

Alex Blackwell b Kapp 30 (23b 3x4 0x6 31m) SR: 130.43
end of over 188 runs • 2 wickets
ST-W: 107/3CRR: 5.94 RRR: 4.50
Alex Blackwell30 (22b 3x4)
Sarah Aley 4-0-19-2
Lauren Smith 4-0-23-0
17.6
2W
Aley to Blackwell, 2 runs, OUT

length ball on middle and leg, ramps it over the keeper's head, Blackwell tries to add another to the couple as they ran back for the third, Sutherland chases it down from shortish third man and throws it to Healy. Carey slides but still found short as they check with upstairs.

Nicola Carey run out (Sutherland/†Healy) 1 (1b 0x4 0x6 3m) SR: 100
17.5
4
Aley to Blackwell, FOUR runs

length delivery on the off stump, comes down the track and lofts it to wide of long-on, who run across and slides but goes through her hands

17.4
Aley to Blackwell, no run

works this away to shortish midwicket

17.3
1
Aley to Carey, 1 run

taps it from the crease towards cover

17.2
1W
Aley to Haynes, 1 run, OUT

tossed up delivery outside off, slogs that straight towards the shortish midwicket but Perry spills it out there. Haynes calls back for the second in the process, Perry shy at the strikers end and Healy does the rest, Haynes was way short

Rachael Haynes run out (Perry/†Healy) 37 (50b 1x4 0x6 71m) SR: 74
17.1
Aley to Haynes, no run

moves across the stumps for a ramp shot to this length ball, edges it to the pad

end of over 1711 runs
ST-W: 99/2CRR: 5.82 RRR: 5.66
Alex Blackwell24 (19b 2x4)
Rachael Haynes36 (48b 1x4)
Lauren Smith 4-0-23-0
Ellyse Perry 3-0-18-0
16.6
4
Smith to Blackwell, FOUR runs

full toss outside off, Blackwell settles down by shuffling across, hammers that way bisecting the long-on and deep midwicket and gets a boundary at the cow corner

16.5
1
Smith to Haynes, 1 run

this time drills it down to long-off by stepping out

16.4
2
Smith to Haynes, 2 runs

Haynes comes out and lofts it to wide of long-on

16.3
1
Smith to Blackwell, 1 run

tossed up delivery outside off, steps out and works it down to long-on

16.2
2
Smith to Blackwell, 2 runs

full and wide, moves across the stumps and works it to wide of long-on for a couple

16.1
1
Smith to Haynes, 1 run

comes down the track and lofts it down to long-on

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